The ‘Perfect Storm’ of WorldCoin and Economic Empowerment Through Bitcoin Mining

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On this episode of “Money Reimagined,” Michael Casey and Sheila Warren kick off the show by talking about WorldCoin, which has dominated the news cycle in the crypto space for the last 24 hours. They discuss digital identity as a project, biometrics as an abuse of human rights, and why people are emotional about it.
Casey and Warren shift to chat with guest Adrian Hale the Director of Economic & Community Development at Foundry about what is really going on with education and emergent jobs in Bitcoin Mining concerning lower-income communities.
Disclaimer: DCG (Digital Currency Group) is the owner of both Foundry and CoinDesk.
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Worldcoin Token Slumps Amid Crypto Community Unease
UK Information Commission to Make Inquiries About Worldcoin
Worldcoin Releases Tokenomics, Report Geofenced for Some Countries
Elon Musk’s Twitter Overhaul Could Be Huge for DOGE and Crypto Generally
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Money Reimagined has been produced and edited by senior producer Michele Musso and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “AITA” by Neon Beach.
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